bubinga5 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Has anyone heard of these basses?. I hadnt until recently. They have caught my eye and have a massive following with their guitars.. im looking for a budget Jazz bass and between a CV Squire and these the Jet caught my attention. Having to sell all my basses and gear and my mahoosive mortgage, bills etc, im looking to start again. They have a poplar body roasted maple neck. Bone nut, etc. The guy that designed them is from Lithuania i believe and they are made in China. Im leaning toward the Sunburst. Does anyone own one/ played one.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I don't have any experience with the basses unfortunately. The guitarist in my band has a Jet strat that he loves. He doesn't use in our band, because it isn't very metal so I haven't seen it, but there does seem to be a universal love for them. If they put the same attention into their basses as their guitars, they should be decent. I also saw this review a while ago, seem to remember he was a big fan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I would try and pick up a Squier 40th Anniversary if you can find one still. Great bass for not a lot of cash. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 21 minutes ago, Supernaut said: I would try and pick up a Squier 40th Anniversary if you can find one still. Great bass for not a lot of cash. Owned one. But thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floFC Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 There is a thread about them on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 22/02/2024 at 10:55, bubinga5 said: They have a poplar body roasted maple neck. Bone nut, etc. The guy that designed them is from Lithuania i believe and they are made in China. Im leaning toward the Sunburst. Does anyone own one/ played one.? What - Leo Fender was from Lithuania? Fwiw they do look nice & if the Shoreline Gold had a maple neck I'd be getting twitchy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 They look really good! I know they had a very glowing review on Bass The World recently. They don't do a 5 currently unfortunately, otherwise I'd be seriously considering one! I know you've had a V7 before, but the Sire V5 would be a very strong contender in this price band too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 45 minutes ago, TRBboy said: They look really good! I know they had a very glowing review on Bass The World recently. They don't do a 5 currently unfortunately, otherwise I'd be seriously considering one! I know you've had a V7 before, but the Sire V5 would be a very strong contender in this price band too. Yeah I think they are just getting going on the Bass front Oli so yeah a 5 would be cool... Ive owned 5 Sires now in between the higher end stuff and they are killer. the last one was a 1st gen V7 5 and the pickups sounded so good I only played it passive. But good lord it was heavy. Natural Ash Maple.. When we sell our house this year and are mortgage free and after a really tough 2/3 years, no man nor woman will have witnessed on Basschat the GAS and basses im going to acquire.. 😆 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I've only heard good things about Jet guitars. Certainly one to watch to give Harley Benton a run for their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 My son has a Jet telecaster. It’s incredible for the money, and beat more expensive competition from Squier and Epiphone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 On 22/02/2024 at 10:55, bubinga5 said: Has anyone heard of these basses?. I hadnt until recently. They have caught my eye and have a massive following with their guitars.. im looking for a budget Jazz bass and between a CV Squire and these the Jet caught my attention. Having to sell all my basses and gear and my mahoosive mortgage, bills etc, im looking to start again. They have a poplar body roasted maple neck. Bone nut, etc. The guy that designed them is from Lithuania i believe and they are made in China. Im leaning toward the Sunburst. Does anyone own one/ played one.? I have the Gold one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 3 hours ago, Robbo said: I have the Gold one. Any chance of a bit more information? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I've just splashed out on a gold one. Should land tomorrow or Thursday and will happily review after a short period of ownership. If anyone near me wants to come and try it out you would be most welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 On 23/02/2024 at 20:51, Bassassin said: What - Leo Fender was from Lithuania? No, he was from Yorkshire. Hence the Fender Tadcaster and the Doncaster. He later crossed the Pennines and came up with a new guitar, but unfortunately sales of the Fender Lancaster bombed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Added some initial comments here and will continue on just one thread to avoid boring everybody stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 5 hours ago, bremen said: No, he was from Yorkshire. Hence the Fender Tadcaster and the Doncaster. He later crossed the Pennines and came up with a new guitar, but unfortunately sales of the Fender Lancaster bombed. I'd heard he was from Todmorden but when the American market couldn't get their heads around the pronunciation of the Fender Todmorden he had to cross the Pennines and change the names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Imagine if he'd been from Loughborough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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